Disillusionment or New Opportunities?: The Changing Nature of Work in Offices, Glasgow 1880-1914

ISBN-13: 9781138311770 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 314 str.

R. Guerriero Wilson

Opis

First published in 1998, this book explores the physical and technological changes which occurred in the growing bureaucracies of big-business and of government as well as in the small and mid-size business of the city. The study of these changes provides a context within which to set the complementary experiences of the men and women who chose to seek a living in the wide array of constantly changing office jobs.

Recenzje

’...an interesting and informative book...a fresh, well-argued study, strongly grounded in a particular geographical area - which is rare in itself. Historians of various persuasions - from business, to social, to gender - will find it most useful.’ Business History '... a scholarly and interesting study that not only adds to our understanding of this neglected area of work, gives added weight to a growing body of studies of business in Glasgow, but is also in many respects a good read for the general historian.' Albion

Spis treści

1. Introduction.  2. Office Operations and Environments.  3. Supplying the needs of offices: Education for Office Workers.  4. Finding and Filling Office Jobs.  5. Career Paths: Fulfilment of the Vision?  6. White Collars into Pink: The Feminisation of Office Work.  7. Conclusion.

O autorze

R. Guerriero Wilson